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Volume 62 Issue 42 pT HF w E B E POSY What products, services or places are uniquely "Utahn"? Pages 70-11 Hens Find out where crime is occuring on campus in the Police Beat. - Page 15 Freshman center Stephan Bachman brings new life to the Wildcats. - Page 16 Coning Sob Wildcat Weekend is almost here! What's in store for the 'Cats during theirback-to-back games? Read Friday's Beyond the Grind to find out. VlMtML Today High: 35" .wLow:23 Cloudy Thursday a nign: 33 WLow: 23 Clouds & sun; cold Friday j High: 35 wow: 17 Clouds and sun; cold WeatherAlmanac information provided by: NASA. National Weather Service. Inteilicast, and U.S. Naval Observatory. LwMXfcsr.edusigncosLl 111811 R By Chris Young news writer-The Signpost When OK Akalaonu, veteran student senator, told the student senate at their weekly meeting on Monday that students might be charged for parking at the Dee Events Center, most sat in amazement. Religion, politics, law discussed in professor's upcoming book Frank Guliuzza lectures New position to benefit By Deanne W. Chaston senior news reporter-7he Signpost Due to a staff change, Weber State University students now have the opportunity to proyide input on a new nontraditional students program. After serving as coordinator of Student Services at the WSU-0avis Campus for four years, Jennifer Grandi has come back to the Ogden campus to step into a newly created position: coordinator of non-traditional student programs and services. Her experience in various roles at WSU since moving Signpost T T Amazement that they hadn't heard about it before and amazement that they weren't given a chance to voice their concerns on behalf of the students that they represent. In addition to being charged for parking at the Dee Events Center, Akalaonu said that other recommendations include a $15-per-year charge to use the Wildcat Express, WSU's - ' is to his Mock Trial class Tuesday from California to Ogden in 1988 will come in handy as she takes on the new responsibility."This position will require a lot of different resources," Grandi said. "With the different responsibilities I've had, I've built up contacts." As coordinator of Student Services at WSU-Davis, Grandi oversaw student affairs, the bookstore, tutoring, testing and counseling. She also taught some First Year Experience classes and worked closely with the WSU-Davis student senator."I enjoyed the position a lot," Grandi said. "It gave me U N shuttle service, increasing the fines for illegal parking, and increasing the number of permits for A lots from one per space to two per space. "My constituencies are already starting to worry about it," Akalaonu said. "If the committee is going to make recommendations that affect students then we need to start taking action." Mike Chertudi, Weber By Tanna Barry news editor-The Signpost Frank Guliuzza has taken his classroom lectures and years of research experience and combined them into his first book which will be released next month. "In some ways this book took years and years to write, and in other ways it wasn't that long," Guliuzza said. This book is the result of years of experiences and research, but the actual writing process only lasted a year. He finished the book in 1996, but the publishing process has been slow. Although Guliuzza's book will be used in some of his classes and most likely in other universities, he said, it is not solely intended for academic use. Guliuzza's book deals with two things: the legitimacy of religious argument in politics and the legal debate addressing separation of church and state. He argues that if you are going to address the first, then you have to look at the other. He feels that this topic should be of interest to a wide variety of people. "What did we just look at in the last few weeks?," he said. "Didn't we just have seventy churches and synagogues in Los Angeles night. nontraditional students the opportunity to add many student services for students at the Davis Campus."Before her position at the Davis Campus, she was coordinator of Student Support Services at the Ogden campus. The change to benefit nontraditional students is a welcome one, she said. "It is nice to have a new challenge," Grandi said of programs that are geared toward benefiting 40 percent of WSU's student body who are classified as non-traditional, or over 25 years of age. As for now, Grandi is in a research mode before funding becomes available for the changes she hopes R State University Student Association academic vice president, agreed that some type of student representation should be included and that the student government should know about these types of issues. Parking is an issue every day for WSU students, faculty and staff. The university has a little over 6,900 parking spaces available with more than 15,000 stu- See Politics page 3 to make. She is looking for WSU students who are willing to participate in focus groups and surveys. She plans to coordinate the remodeling of the old art services area of the Shepherd Union Building for a nontraditional student center."It will be a home away from home, complete with a kitchen, computers and a quiet place to study," Grandi said. "It will be a place for students to get to know ea,ch other." The area would also house her office and the office of the nontraditional student senator, Shelly Bell-See Students page 1 5 V Wednesday, January 26, 2000 T Y pir&fptBSSiS dents, faculty and staff needing to park. One of the biggest grumblings heard across campus from students is the frustration with parking. In 1999 parking fines and moving violations resulted in $203,337 in revenue for the university in addition to $278,000 from parking permits. Another See Parking page 3 ru (0)01313 By Angie Welling editor in chief-The Signpost A meeting with prosecutors in the rape trial of two former Weber State University basketball players may lead to a resolution in the case. At a Jan. 25 pretrial hearing for Damien Baskerville and Noel Jackson, defense attorney John Caine told Judge Pamela Heffeman the defense has come across "details that may resolve the case." "The proposed resolution came out of recognition of both sides looking at the strengths and weaknesses of the case," Caine said. Caine said both the prosecution and the defense realize there are problems within the case. "We the defense) obviously have problems because we're facing mandatory minimum prison sentences," he said. Caine would not specify whether the resolution would be a dismissal of the men's charges or a lowering of the current charges, only saying that the case could still go to trial. The case stems from an incident in which a Roy woman claims she was raped in Jackson's Ogden apartment after meeting up with the men April 1 1 at a Salt Lake dance club and driving them home. Baskerville is charged with aggravated sexual assault and forcible sexual abuse. Jackson is charged See Trial page 3

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Volume 62 Issue 42 pT HF w E B E POSY What products, services or places are uniquely "Utahn"? Pages 70-11 Hens Find out where crime is occuring on campus in the Police Beat. - Page 15 Freshman center Stephan Bachman brings new life to the Wildcats. - Page 16 Coning Sob Wildcat Weekend is almost here! What's in store for the 'Cats during theirback-to-back games? Read Friday's Beyond the Grind to find out. VlMtML Today High: 35" .wLow:23 Cloudy Thursday a nign: 33 WLow: 23 Clouds & sun; cold Friday j High: 35 wow: 17 Clouds and sun; cold WeatherAlmanac information provided by: NASA. National Weather Service. Inteilicast, and U.S. Naval Observatory. LwMXfcsr.edusigncosLl 111811 R By Chris Young news writer-The Signpost When OK Akalaonu, veteran student senator, told the student senate at their weekly meeting on Monday that students might be charged for parking at the Dee Events Center, most sat in amazement. Religion, politics, law discussed in professor's upcoming book Frank Guliuzza lectures New position to benefit By Deanne W. Chaston senior news reporter-7he Signpost Due to a staff change, Weber State University students now have the opportunity to proyide input on a new nontraditional students program. After serving as coordinator of Student Services at the WSU-0avis Campus for four years, Jennifer Grandi has come back to the Ogden campus to step into a newly created position: coordinator of non-traditional student programs and services. Her experience in various roles at WSU since moving Signpost T T Amazement that they hadn't heard about it before and amazement that they weren't given a chance to voice their concerns on behalf of the students that they represent. In addition to being charged for parking at the Dee Events Center, Akalaonu said that other recommendations include a $15-per-year charge to use the Wildcat Express, WSU's - ' is to his Mock Trial class Tuesday from California to Ogden in 1988 will come in handy as she takes on the new responsibility."This position will require a lot of different resources," Grandi said. "With the different responsibilities I've had, I've built up contacts." As coordinator of Student Services at WSU-Davis, Grandi oversaw student affairs, the bookstore, tutoring, testing and counseling. She also taught some First Year Experience classes and worked closely with the WSU-Davis student senator."I enjoyed the position a lot," Grandi said. "It gave me U N shuttle service, increasing the fines for illegal parking, and increasing the number of permits for A lots from one per space to two per space. "My constituencies are already starting to worry about it," Akalaonu said. "If the committee is going to make recommendations that affect students then we need to start taking action." Mike Chertudi, Weber By Tanna Barry news editor-The Signpost Frank Guliuzza has taken his classroom lectures and years of research experience and combined them into his first book which will be released next month. "In some ways this book took years and years to write, and in other ways it wasn't that long," Guliuzza said. This book is the result of years of experiences and research, but the actual writing process only lasted a year. He finished the book in 1996, but the publishing process has been slow. Although Guliuzza's book will be used in some of his classes and most likely in other universities, he said, it is not solely intended for academic use. Guliuzza's book deals with two things: the legitimacy of religious argument in politics and the legal debate addressing separation of church and state. He argues that if you are going to address the first, then you have to look at the other. He feels that this topic should be of interest to a wide variety of people. "What did we just look at in the last few weeks?," he said. "Didn't we just have seventy churches and synagogues in Los Angeles night. nontraditional students the opportunity to add many student services for students at the Davis Campus."Before her position at the Davis Campus, she was coordinator of Student Support Services at the Ogden campus. The change to benefit nontraditional students is a welcome one, she said. "It is nice to have a new challenge," Grandi said of programs that are geared toward benefiting 40 percent of WSU's student body who are classified as non-traditional, or over 25 years of age. As for now, Grandi is in a research mode before funding becomes available for the changes she hopes R State University Student Association academic vice president, agreed that some type of student representation should be included and that the student government should know about these types of issues. Parking is an issue every day for WSU students, faculty and staff. The university has a little over 6,900 parking spaces available with more than 15,000 stu- See Politics page 3 to make. She is looking for WSU students who are willing to participate in focus groups and surveys. She plans to coordinate the remodeling of the old art services area of the Shepherd Union Building for a nontraditional student center."It will be a home away from home, complete with a kitchen, computers and a quiet place to study," Grandi said. "It will be a place for students to get to know ea,ch other." The area would also house her office and the office of the nontraditional student senator, Shelly Bell-See Students page 1 5 V Wednesday, January 26, 2000 T Y pir&fptBSSiS dents, faculty and staff needing to park. One of the biggest grumblings heard across campus from students is the frustration with parking. In 1999 parking fines and moving violations resulted in $203,337 in revenue for the university in addition to $278,000 from parking permits. Another See Parking page 3 ru (0)01313 By Angie Welling editor in chief-The Signpost A meeting with prosecutors in the rape trial of two former Weber State University basketball players may lead to a resolution in the case. At a Jan. 25 pretrial hearing for Damien Baskerville and Noel Jackson, defense attorney John Caine told Judge Pamela Heffeman the defense has come across "details that may resolve the case." "The proposed resolution came out of recognition of both sides looking at the strengths and weaknesses of the case," Caine said. Caine said both the prosecution and the defense realize there are problems within the case. "We the defense) obviously have problems because we're facing mandatory minimum prison sentences," he said. Caine would not specify whether the resolution would be a dismissal of the men's charges or a lowering of the current charges, only saying that the case could still go to trial. The case stems from an incident in which a Roy woman claims she was raped in Jackson's Ogden apartment after meeting up with the men April 1 1 at a Salt Lake dance club and driving them home. Baskerville is charged with aggravated sexual assault and forcible sexual abuse. Jackson is charged See Trial page 3